I got two kits of goldwork from
MartinBordador on etsy. It came from Santiago Chile, it took for freaking ever to get through customs, so factor that into your plans. The kit ingredients are on the cheep side but comes with everything you need to finish 3 velvet and goldwork heart pins. Also purchased with this was a kit for bee pins which came with enough to finish 4 of those.
I'll do a whole blog on those if you all want a blow by blow let me know.
The instructions for the projects are on vimeo and they are step-by-step in spanish, I haven't found one in english yet but If you pause it between every step, like I did, and sew along it's easy to follow with the sound off.
All in all it's a great kit to dip your toe into the techniques you will need to do real goldwork, with the real (VERY expensive) stuff. I could go at it without the fear of fucking it up and ruining what amounts to real $$$ in gold, velvet and silk.
I would also argue if done well the cheep stuff doesn't look half bad!
All in all I would recommend this kit as a good primer It was $33.00 + shipping
